How Amazon is supporting communities impacted by wildfires in Spokane, Washington
Amazon is working with the American Red Cross, Save the Children, and local nonprofits to support thousands of people in Spokane County who can’t go home.
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Recent Updates August 14, 2026 7:09 PM Share Amazon donated and delivered more than 165,000 emergency supplies and technology systems to aid wildfire relief efforts Amazon is standing with communities in Eastern Washington that are facing one of the worst wildfire seasons of the past 20 years.
Three major wildfires, named the Spokane Complex Fires, destroyed over 10,000 acres and more than 800 homes and buildings. Amazon took immediate action to support affected employees and neighbors in our home state, offering an employee relief fund and supporting 17 organizations at the center of emergency response.
Here's a look at how Amazon partnered with nonprofits to support communities impacted by the Spokane County fires. Since August 1, Amazon has: Donated and delivered more than 165,000 vital emergency supplies for families displaced from home, including masks, air purifiers, generators, and water filters.
Provided 90 rapid response technology systems for off-grid power as neighborhoods faced fire-related outages. Worked with local nonprofits to get more than 6,000 food items to families in need at no cost, including canned tuna, instant oatmeal, applesauce, and granola bars. Supported families who lost their home with cash donations to H. O. M. E.
Starts Here Fund and Second Harvest. Neighbors stepping up for neighbors Hundreds of Amazon volunteers stepped up to provide comfort and support to their neighbors after the devastating Spokane Complex Fires. In Mead, Washington, volunteers prepared and distributed food donations for families who couldn’t go home.
More than 200 miles away at Amazon’s headquarters in Seattle, volunteers showed up, shift after shift, to pack more than 9,000 hygiene kits filled with toothbrushes, toothpaste, soap, and other toiletries in less than 24 hours. More volunteers from Amazon have signed up to pitch in with continued relief efforts.
Amazon's thoughts are with everyone impacted by these catastrophic wildfires. Our partners in Eastern Washington wildfire relief include: American Red Cross Care Community Outreach Promoting Emergency Preparedness H. O. M. E.
Starts Here Fund Footprint Project Northwest Harvest Partners Inland Northwest Project Beauty Share Rural Resources Community Action Salvation Army Save the Children Second Harvest Spokane Public Schools Foundation SpokAnimal Team Rubicon USA United Ways of the Pacific Northwest YMCA of Inland Northwest
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